Title: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected
Last modified: February 7, 2017

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# Parse error: syntax error, unexpected

 *  Resolved [barryalbert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barryalbert/)
 * (@barryalbert)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/)
 * Updated to the new 1.8.29 version and I receive the following error. I had to
   disable the plugin to make the website work.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘)’, expecting :: (T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM)
   in /**/***/******/******.com/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/postie/postie-functions.
   php on line 3086

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 *  [bcfishing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcfishing/)
 * (@bcfishing)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/#post-8746144)
 * I have also had an error: with newest update
    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected‘)’,
   expecting T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM in /hermes/bosnaweb03a/b2899/*********/wp-content/
   plugins/postie/postie-functions.php on line 3086
 *  [sojournen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sojournen/)
 * (@sojournen)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/#post-8746180)
 * Same error. Crashed website had to login to server to disable plugin.
 * Also if I have to upload a new plugin when it get’s fixed is there a file in 
   postie that I can upload from the old one so that I don’t have to enter all the
   settings again?
 * Thank you for this great plugin. It has worked flawlessly for years.
 *  [aamaan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aamaan/)
 * (@aamaan)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/#post-8746229)
 * Same here:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘)’, expecting :: (T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM)
   in /home/*****/********/wp-content/plugins/postie/postie-functions.php on line
   3086
 * what should I do?
 *  Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * (@wayneallen-1)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/#post-8746449)
 * Thanks for the error reports.
 * This was actually introduced in 1.8.28 and is due to the PHP version being older
   than 5.5.
 * I’ve fixed the issue in 1.8.30.
 *  Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * (@wayneallen-1)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/#post-8746456)
 * FYI all your plugin settings are saved in the database so you don’t have to worry
   about losing them or having to re-enter them.
 *  [wildernessdave](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wildernessdave/)
 * (@wildernessdave)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/#post-8746474)
 * Thanks for fixing this so quickly Wayne. My site also crashed when I updated 
   the plugin so I renamed the postie directory via ftp to get the site back up 
   and running.
 * Is the best thing to do to just delete the plugin and then download 1.8.30 and
   reinstall?
 * Will the settings remain in the data base if I delete the plugin through the 
   wordpress admin panel?
 * Thanks for making such a great plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [Wayne Allen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wayneallen-1/)
 * (@wayneallen-1)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parse-error-syntax-error-unexpected-188/#post-8746479)
 * Deleting the plugin will not affect your settings. Just reinstall and activate
   1.8.30 and you should be good to go.
 * You may want to talk to your hosting company about upgrading PHP to something
   more modern as well as this was the source of the issue.

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